The titled Swedish skier has prematurely ended the season due to a concussion.

Titled Swedish skier with head injury
Titled Swedish skier with head injury

The Swedish skier Linn Svan has decided to end her participation in this season early, reports Expressen.

As a result of this decision, she will have to miss the stages of the World Cup in Tallinn and Lahti.

Things are getting better, but Linn is not yet ready for the kind of stresses that athletes face in World Cup competitions

Linn Svan has participated in several stages of the World Cup.

However, due to the concussion she sustained during training before the World Championships in Trondheim, she missed the entire championship.

Meanwhile, the car company Toyota demands to remove its logo from the uniforms of the Norwegian ski jumpers. This decision was made after the scandal that arose at the World Championships in Trondheim.

Earlier, the Norwegian team acknowledged the use of banned materials in the suits of Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang to improve their flying qualities. This was confirmed by an investigation by the International Ski Federation (FIS), and both athletes were disqualified.

In this regard, Toyota demands the removal of its logo from the team's equipment but remains its sponsor. The same demand was expressed by the company Nammo.

Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang placed second and fifth respectively in the last competition on the large hill. But their results were annulled due to rule violations.

We tried to circumvent the system. This is unacceptable. We have many questions that need to be resolved in the coming days. We welcome the FIS investigation. We engaged in fraud and disappointed all ski jump enthusiasts, including ourselves. Therefore, on behalf of the ski jumping team, I want to apologize to other countries, to the spectators, everyone who came to the stadium, to FIS and the organizers of the World Championships. And also to the fans and sponsors

The manager of the Norwegian team, Jan-Erik Olbu, stated that the team acknowledges the violation. He explained that on Friday he was the one who sewed the reinforced seam to Forfang's and Lindvik's suits to improve their flying qualities. He emphasized that this was done fully consciously and with awareness of the rule violation, and it was expected that it would be discovered by FIS. Olbu also admitted that he himself did not know about the manipulations with the suits.


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